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Page 4 / 10ChatGPT, API and Codex Go Down Together for the Fourth Time in Four Days
ChatGPT, OpenAI's APIs and Codex went down simultaneously on Saturday, July 25, 2026, starting around 5 a.m. ET, affecting users in the United States, India and Europe. It was OpenAI's fourth service disruption in four consecutive days, according to TheNextWeb, with suspicion falling on the company's authentication service.
Grok Comes Free to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, a Month After Storming Microsoft 365
xAI launched a free add-on on July 24 that brings Grok, powered by Grok 4.5, into Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, a week after integrating the assistant with Microsoft 365. The move lowers the barrier to AI adoption for Brazilian SMBs and agencies, but Techgenyz warns of data governance risks once Gmail and Drive connectors are enabled.
OpenAI Signs 25-Year Power Deal for $30 Billion Georgia Data Center, Faces Resident Backlash
OpenAI signed a 25-year power deal with Georgia Power to supply its first self-developed data center, Project Camellia, in Georgia, a project worth up to $30 billion that is already triggering fierce pushback from local residents.
Nvidia and SK Hynix Strike $500 Billion Deal to Lock Down AI Memory Supply
Nvidia and SK Group announced a partnership worth more than $500 billion that pairs a 2 gigawatt AI factory being built by SK Telecom with a long-term deal between Nvidia and SK hynix for HBM4 memory. Signed as letters of intent on July 24, 2026, the agreement underscores that memory, not just GPUs, is now the central bottleneck in AI infrastructure.
AMD to Invest Up to $5 Billion in Anthropic in Major AI Infrastructure Bet
AMD will invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic to power up to 2 gigawatts of compute on Instinct MI450 GPUs and Helios systems, deepening their partnership and launching an engineering collaboration in which Claude will help accelerate development of AMD's ROCm stack.
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5 at Same Price as Previous Generation, Nearing Fable 5 Performance
Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5 on July 24, 2026, a more cost efficient model for everyday tasks that keeps the same pricing as Claude Opus 4.8 while approaching, and on several benchmarks surpassing, Claude Fable 5. It is the fourth Claude 5 generation release in under two months, confirming a shift toward frequent incremental updates rather than rare blockbuster launches.
OpenAI and Anthropic Join Forces in Washington Against Powerful Chinese Open Weight Models Like Kimi K3
According to an Axios report from July 22, 2026, republished by Yahoo News, OpenAI and Anthropic are aligned in Washington to warn policymakers about the risks of powerful Chinese open weight AI models, such as Moonshot AI's Kimi K3. The Trump administration is reviving an attempt to ban these models and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is threatening sanctions over alleged intellectual property theft, per TechCrunch's July 21, 2026 report, while critics like David Sacks warn of regulatory capture.
Glow exits stealth with $180 million and a $1.2 billion valuation to secure endpoints for the AI agent era
On July 22, 2026, Israeli startup Glow exited stealth mode with a $180 million funding round and a $1.2 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch, SecurityWeek and the company's official announcement via GlobeNewswire. Based in Tel Aviv, the company proposes an AI driven prevention approach to protect corporate devices from malware, risky AI agents and unauthorized applications.
OpenAI Launches Presence, an Enterprise Platform for Customer Service and Sales AI Agents
OpenAI launched Presence on July 22, 2026, an enterprise platform for deploying voice and chat AI agents in customer service, outbound sales and high stakes internal workflows. According to OpenAI, VentureBeat and The Register, the system already exceeds human agent quality benchmarks and resolves about 75 percent of tickets without human intervention, now available to eligible enterprise customers through limited general availability.
AI Summit Brasil 2026 Opens Today at IPT in São Paulo, Focused on Real AI Adoption in Business
AI Summit Brasil 2026 opens today, July 22, at the Institute for Technological Research in São Paulo, running through tomorrow with attendance expected up to 10,000 people, according to the event's official site and 10times. The stated focus is real AI business and solutions, not just exponential technology.
Nvidia Details Its Vera CPU as AMD Opens Advancing AI 2026: the AI Chip War Climbs Another Rung
On July 21, 2026, Nvidia published the full whitepaper for its new Vera CPU, built on its own Olympus cores, and the next day AMD opened its Advancing AI 2026 conference in San Francisco with EPYC Venice and the Helios rack, according to CNBC, Tom's Hardware and TechTimes.
US and China to Discuss Frontier AI Governance in September, Ahead of Xi's Visit
According to Reuters, cited by CNBC and Washington Times on July 21, 2026, the United States and China will hold formal talks on frontier AI governance in September, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, ahead of Xi Jinping's planned September 24 visit to the US.